The EFCC Acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has described late chairman of the Punch newspapers, Mr. badebowale Aboderin as a dogged supporter as well as a fighter of corruption.
A statement by the Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren also recalled that the late Aboderin had set the tone of The Punch group in supportive relationship with the work of the Commission, lamenting that he feeled a personal sense of loss as death had snatched from him and the EFCC, a true anti-corruption fighter.
According to Magu, “Media owners and practitioners have been the bastion of the war against corruption and the late Aboderin not only stood out in the group, but also ensured that everyone in The Punch management and staff upheld the values of professional integrity and actively supported the anticorruption war.
“He was our partner as a person and through The Punch medium. His death at this
time is a rude blow not just to his immediate family and professional group, but
also to Nigeria, because we are going to miss the invaluable contributions and
encouragement of an influential commander of a critical sector of the Nigerian
anti-corruption war,” Magu said.
The EFCC Acting chairman further stated that the best way to remember the late
Aboderin, is to firmly entrench in Nigerians; private and public lives, the values of
unyielding patriotism and professional integrity, which he espoused.
He prayed Almighty God to receive the soul of the late media mogul and grant him
everlasting repose in His bosom and to the family and associates he left behind,
the strength to bear the irreparable loss.
